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SUSE: 2018:1570-1 Moderate: Mitigated Kernel-Firmware Info Disclosure

An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available. . SUSE Security Update: Security update for kernel-firmware ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:1570-1 Rating: moderate References: #1077355 #1095735 Cross-References: CVE-2015-1142857 CVE-2017-5715 Affected Products: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1-LTSS ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available. Description: This update for kernel-firmware fixes the following issues: - CVE-2015-1142857: Add 7.13.1.0 bnx2x firmware files to fix ethernet flow control vulnerability in SRIOV devices (bsc#1077355) - CVE-2017-5715: Prevent unauthorized disclosure of information to an attacker with local user access caused by speculative execution and indirect branch prediction (bsc#1095735). Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP1-2018-1088=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1-LTSS: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2018-1088=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1 (noarch): kernel-firmware-20160516git-10.13.1 ucode-amd-20160516git-10.13.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1-LTSS (noarch): kernel-firmware-20160516git-10.13.1 ucode-amd-20160516git-10.13.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1142857.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5715.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1077355 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1095735 . SUSE Security Notice: Kernel-firmware patch aimedat addressing security flaws that have implications for SUSE Linux platforms.. SUSE Security Update,System Update,Kernel Firmware. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

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